Stuck in the Mud

This picture was taken toward the end of 2006 outside of my village of Antsampanimahazo, Madagascar. My village was mostly a "hike site", meaning that the only way to get in was to hike 7 miles up and over a mountain (about a 2 hour strenous hike). But a couple of months out of the year the villagers attempted to enter, and leave, via public transportation. This is a picture of me and my villagers unsuccessfully trying to leave.